Display of presentation elements
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a plurality of presentation elements, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a user interface, a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of a multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation;
displaying, on the progress bar, a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar;
displaying, on the progress bar, a second point along the length of the progress bar, the second point being different from the first point;
automatically selecting a plurality of communications of secondary content from consumers of the multimedia presentation, each one of the plurality of communications being relevant to a selected time interval defined by the first point and the second point;
automatically generating, for display on the user interface, a time interval summary comprising information relevant to the selected time interval, the information being dependent on one or more selected communications from the plurality of communications, wherein the one or more communications are automatically selected based on a criterion selected from a group consisting of;
a user preference for communications of secondary content liked by other users, a user preference for communications of secondary content from a user-specified plurality of other users, and ratings given to communications by other users; and
displaying, on the user interface, the time interval summary;
wherein each communication has been composed in relation to a respective point or range within the multimedia presentation within the selected time interval, and wherein each of the communications comprise one or more content items;
wherein each content item is selected from a group of content items consisting of media items, multimedia items, references to media items, and references to multimedia items;
wherein each content item has been selected depending on at least part of the communication and content information relating to content of the multimedia presentation;
wherein the points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that the communications have been composed in relation to are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point; and
wherein the time interval summary comprises a summary selected from a group consisting of;
a filtered selection of communications from the one or more communications, a text summary based on the one or more communications, and a video summary comprising a selection of video clips associated with the one or more communications.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for displaying information relating to a portion of a multimedia presentation. A progress bar is provided and displayed. A length of the progress bar is representative of a duration of the multimedia presentation. A user selects a first and a second point in the multimedia presentation, thereby defining a portion of the presentation. Depending on the selection, one or more communications (e.g., comments, online postings, etc.) may be identified. Each of these communications may have been composed in relation to at least a point of the multimedia presentation that is within the defined portion. Information depending on those identified communications may then be displayed to the user.
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13 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a plurality of presentation elements, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a user interface, a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of a multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation; displaying, on the progress bar, a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar; displaying, on the progress bar, a second point along the length of the progress bar, the second point being different from the first point; automatically selecting a plurality of communications of secondary content from consumers of the multimedia presentation, each one of the plurality of communications being relevant to a selected time interval defined by the first point and the second point; automatically generating, for display on the user interface, a time interval summary comprising information relevant to the selected time interval, the information being dependent on one or more selected communications from the plurality of communications, wherein the one or more communications are automatically selected based on a criterion selected from a group consisting of;
a user preference for communications of secondary content liked by other users, a user preference for communications of secondary content from a user-specified plurality of other users, and ratings given to communications by other users; anddisplaying, on the user interface, the time interval summary; wherein each communication has been composed in relation to a respective point or range within the multimedia presentation within the selected time interval, and wherein each of the communications comprise one or more content items; wherein each content item is selected from a group of content items consisting of media items, multimedia items, references to media items, and references to multimedia items; wherein each content item has been selected depending on at least part of the communication and content information relating to content of the multimedia presentation; wherein the points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that the communications have been composed in relation to are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point; and wherein the time interval summary comprises a summary selected from a group consisting of;
a filtered selection of communications from the one or more communications, a text summary based on the one or more communications, and a video summary comprising a selection of video clips associated with the one or more communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A user interface apparatus comprising:
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a processor operatively coupled to a display device, the processor configured to send data to the display device for causing the display device to display a user interface comprising; a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of a multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation; a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar, the first point being different from a second point; the second point along the length of the progress bar; and a time interval summary comprising information relevant to a selected time interval defined by the first point and the second point, the information being dependent on one or more selected communications from a plurality of communications of secondary content from consumers of the multimedia presentation, each one of the plurality of communications being relevant to the selected time interval, wherein the one or more communications are automatically selected based on a criterion selected from a group consisting of;
a user preference for communications of secondary content liked by other users, a user preference for communications of secondary content from a user-specified plurality of other users, and ratings given to communications by other users;wherein each one of the plurality of communications has been composed in relation to a respective point or range within the multimedia presentation, and wherein each of the communications comprise one or more content items; wherein each content item is selected from a group of;
content items consisting of media items, multimedia items, references to media items, and references to multimedia items;wherein each content item has been selected depending on at least part of the communication and content information relating to content of the multimedia presentation; wherein the points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that each one of the plurality of communications has been composed in relation to are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point; and wherein the time interval summary comprises a summary selected from a group consisting of;
a filtered selection of communications from the one or more communications, a text summary based on the one or more communications, and a video summary comprising a selection of video clips associated with the one or more communications. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of processing one or more communications, each communication having been composed by an originator, each communication having been composed in relation to a point or range within a multimedia presentation, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a user interface, a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of the multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation; receiving, by a first receiving module, a selection of a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar; receiving, by a second receiving module, a selection of a second point along the length of the progress bar, the second point being different from the first point; selecting, based on the selection of the first point and the selection of the second point, from a group comprising a plurality of communications of secondary content from consumers of the multimedia presentation, by a selection module operatively connected to the receiving modules, those communications that have been composed in relation to points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point; processing, by a processor operatively connected to the selection module, the selected communications to automatically generate a time interval summary comprising information dependent upon one or more of those selected communications and relevant to a selected time interval defined by the first point and the second point, wherein the one or more communications are automatically selected based on a criterion selected from a group consisting of;
a user preference for communications of secondary content liked by other users, a user preference for communications of secondary content from a user-specified plurality of other users, and ratings given to communications by other users, andwherein the time interval summary comprises a summary selected from a group consisting of;
a filtered selection of communications from the one or more communications, a text summary based on the one or more communications, and a video summary comprising a selection of video clips associated with the one or more communications; anddisplaying, on the user interface, the time interval summary; wherein each of the communications comprise one or more content items; wherein each content item is selected from a group of;
content items consisting of media items, multimedia items, references to media items, and references to multimedia items; andwherein each content item has been selected depending on at least part of the communication and content information relating to content of the multimedia presentation.
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13. An apparatus for processing one or more communications, each communication having been composed by an originator, each communication having been composed in relation to a point or range within a multimedia presentation, the apparatus comprising:
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one or more processors operatively connected to a display device, and configured to direct the display device to display a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of the multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation; the one or more processors further configured to receive a first input comprising a selection of a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar; the one or more processors further configured to receive a second input comprising a selection of a second point along the length of the progress bar, the second point being different from the first point; a selection module of the one or more processors, configured to select, based on the first input and the second input, from a group comprising a plurality of communications of secondary content from consumers of the multimedia presentation, those communications that have been composed in relation to points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point; the one or more processors further configured to process the selected communications to automatically generate a time interval summary comprising information dependent upon one or more of those selected communications and relevant to a selected time interval defined by the first point and the second point, wherein the one or more communications are automatically selected based on a criterion selected from a group consisting of;
a user preference for communications of secondary content liked by other users, a user preference for communications of secondary content from a user-specified plurality of other users, and ratings given to communications by other users, andwherein the time interval summary comprises a summary selected from a group consisting of;
a filtered selection of communications from the one or more communications, a text summary based on the one or more communications, and a video summary comprising a selection of video clips associated with the one or more communications; andthe one or more processors further configured to direct the display device to display, on the user interface, the time interval summary; wherein each of the communications comprise one or more content items; wherein each content item is selected from a group of;
content items consisting of media items, multimedia items, references to media items, and references to multimedia items; andwherein each content item has been selected depending on at least part of the communication and content information relating to content of the multimedia presentation.
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